Refugee entrepreneurship: context and directions for future research

S. Desai*, W. Naudé, N. Stel

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    Abstract

    This article provides an overview of future directions for research related to refugee entrepreneurship. It puts forward key concepts, explores the relations within the current broader literature on migration and entrepreneurship, and identifies several promising clusters of questions. We also introduce five papers in a special section of this issue, which offer nuanced findings and cues for further research.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)933-945
    Number of pages13
    JournalSmall Business Economics
    Volume56
    Issue number3
    Early online date25 Mar 2020
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Feb 2021

    JEL classifications

    • o15 - "Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration"

    Keywords

    • Entrepreneurship
    • Forced migration
    • Immigration
    • Labor markets
    • Refugees
    • Self-employment
    • MIGRATION
    • SELF-SELECTION
    • IMMIGRANTS

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